Super PACs are the way that the few rich people in America get to control the influences in an election. These people and corporations donate large sums of money to Super PACs in order to dominate the amount of money being given to candidates. According to a study done by the U.S. Public Interest Group, “93% of the itemized funds raised by Super PACs from individuals in 2011 came in contributions of at least $10,000” and came from 23 out of every 10 million people in America. CNN reported on this saying “more than half of this money coming from just 37 people who each gave $500,000 or more.” Also reporting on this study was Politico which said "Super PACs raised about $181 million in the last two years -- with roughly half of it coming from fewer than 200 super-rich people." Since the election process is all about equal voice for all, through Super PACs, the CU ruling is harming the election process.…
For past 80 years Social Security was one of the most admired government programs around, but lately Social Security is facing significant problems, due to rising of life expectancy, and shrinking ratio of workers to retirees caused by retiring baby boomers, which is makes the current Social Security system, a system that is not good enough to cover the increasing costs, and possibly could lead the Social security Trust Fund bankrupt. The Chairman of the House Budget Committee and now is the newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan proposed an idea that will privatize Social Security. Republicans party is pro privatizing of Social Security where president Barack Obama, and Democratic Party are oppose the privatization,…
According to Lin Ray, net neutrality means no bit of information should be prioritized over another (“VCU Blog”, 2014). The origin of information doesn’t matter. Due to net neutrality, there are no restrictions on the internet currently. In other words, we can have free communication. The entire source of the internet is freely available for normal web users. Losing the freedom of internet access could result in restricted access to websites; fewer download rights and so on. The topic of net neutrality has become controversial because several companies are trying to take away the freedom of internet access.…
While the senate was created along with the rest of the Canadian government and is written into the constitution, it is deeply flawed and must be reformed. Firstly, the senate does not equally represent each province according to current populations. Though originally seat distribution was based off populations, drastic changes in population since 1867 have not been accounted for. For example, as of 2014 New Brunswick has a population of 753,914 and holds ten seats, yet British Columbia has a population of 4.631 million and holds only 6 seats in the senate. This distribution in not representative of Canada and its provinces and should be changed to better represent each province’s population. The senate also has very loose requirements regarding who can become a senator.…
It occurs every four years, the United States is in an election cycle. During this campaign season, however, has been unlike any election ever taken place in modern history. Beginning with a large pool of candidates, the primary elections, primarily among the Republican party took an extremely negative unexpected turn. Many voters feel that the remaining candidates for both Democratic and Republican party are very disappointing. The two parts appear to be strongly divided and in deep turmoil. Who has inspired me as a voter, and who has put up the best, and most honest fight to be in office is Bernie Sanders…
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has been active for fifty years, and through this time has strived to achieve the current goals of its members. As a union PSAC represents over 170,000 workers across Canada, and through this representation fights for rights, wages, working conditions and benefits. In order to remain informed and current PSAC must listen to its member’s ideas and complaints, and take into account the many changes in society and the workplace as our nation evolves. As the fiftieth anniversary of PSAC approaches, the organization must reflect on its past achievements, and plan for the future of the union. It is my opinion that PSAC will be challenged by the new societal ideals for workplace benefits, and that travel…
Going back to 1883, The Pendleton Act, created a civil service system to help control where money was coming from. This was believed to give corporations preference because politicians would raise money by speaking to corporations and offering to put a stop to bills that would negatively affect them and promote laws that would be in the corporation’s favor. In 1907 Teddy Roosevelt signed into law the Tillman Act because he believed money was a negative influence on campaigns. This act banned corporations from giving money directly to candidates. The Taft-Harley Act of 1947 expanded on the Tillman Act by adding that unions could not directly contribute to candidates. These acts caused the creation of Political Action Committees, or PACs, which have a large influence on campaigns. In 1971, The Federal Election Commission Act, or FECA, was passed to help control PACs. The Bi-Partisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, or BCRA, tried to limit the influence that PACs had on elections. This act says that PACs cannot run ads within thirty days of an election. Finally, we come to the Citizens United VS Federal Election Commission, FEC. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Citizens United and this decision said that people, or PACs, can spend money the…
Entitlement programs are government programs that provide an individual with personal financial benefits, or singular government-provided services or goods. When a person meets the eligibility conditions that are specified by the standing law that authorizes the program. A large number of potential beneficiaries have a legal right, who can enforce that right in court.…
Charter schools are defined as an independent public school that operates independently of the district board of education. While traditional public schools are run by the school district. As the years have progressed charters have become more popular because people believe that they are more child-centered and provide more educational choices for the children. While people who oppose charter schools are against them because of various reasons such as: corrupt boards, segregation within the schools, etc.. Charter schools are said to give families opportunities to pick the school most suitable for their child the question. Families and the public are now more than ever expressing opinions on the education system and what they need for their…
The political system in America is known as a two-party system. Generally, two major political parties compete for office. “The first two political parties had their origins in the debate over the ratification of the Constitution – the Federalists and Antifederalists. Today, the Republican and Democratic Parties dominate electoral politics” (Mott). Both the Republican and Democratic parties have controlled the presidency since 1856. The total amount of third party candidates in American politics have been and continue to be particularly low. “Scholars have also pointed to… factors that… explain the decline of third party votes including: the prominence of single member districts; the electoral college and presidential system; the…
Special interest groups advocate democracy and help the “voice” of the people to be heard. They also affect and encourage legislature by using their size and money to push to pass laws that are according to the group's beliefs (Lombardo). Special interest groups are intensely focused on their particular belief and advocating human rights, which helps to check those in power. Political involvement is a big issue in this country, and special interest groups allow people who may otherwise not get involved, to stand behind something they believe in and have a voice in politics. Collectively, special interest groups are strong organizations…
Henceforth, all Executive Council members, regardless of having a specific title or not, will be called referred: Executive Councillors (ECs). Just like federal Members of Parliament are referred to as MPs or provincial Members of the Legislative Assembly are referred to as MLAs, Executive Councillors will be referred to as ECs. Just like MPs or MLAs carry that title, they may also carry other position titles (ex. Prime Minister, Official Opposition, Minister of Foreign Affairs, etc.). Likewise, Executive Council members may also carry another title in addition to Executive Councillor. These other positions are outlined below.…
I agree that labor unions need to stay current and on top of the growing concerns of those that they serve. Labor unions over the years have had a bad name and heavily debated because of problems in the line of success and progress between management and union workers. We have come a long way, but some feel they still have a struggle with dealing with the diversity and ethics on the intentions of fundamental workplace. Labor unions have pros and cons but as long as they come together with their clients and both agree, the problems will slowly decrease. They must always remember that their clients comes first.…
Interest Groups Interest Group is defined as "an organized body of individuals who try to influence public policy. " This system is designed so that interest groups would be an instrument of public influence on politics to create changes, but would not threaten the government much. Whether this is still the case or not is an important question that we must find out. Interest groups play many different roles in the American political system, such as representation, participation, education, and program monitoring. Representation is the function that we see most often and the function we automatically think of when we think of interest groups.…
More than fifty countries all over the world are outraged over the multi-billion dollar biotechnology company Monsanto, and their attempt to control the world food supplies. It has been proven in various cases that their products could cause deadly defects, disorders, and are constantly harming the environment. They are eliminating small organic farm owners by accusing them of “stealing” their products and driving them out of business. On top of that, they are robbing the consumer’s right by refusing to label their products.…